snap judgment



snap judgment

A hurried or impetuous decision or finding, as in George was known for making snap judgments on personnel questions; he rarely bothered to investigate further . This expression, which uses snap in the sense of "quick," was first recorded in 1841.
See also: judgment, snap

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HenrikHEN-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
SintaSEEN-tahIndonesian, Javanese
Ekua-Western African, Akan
Aintzane-Basque
InkeriEENG-ke-reeFinnish
Petya-Russian, Bulgarian